How to hide a directory?

prasanna.R · 12-26-2010, 12:11 AM

how to hide a folder in ubuntu senior?...or how to create a private folder in ubuntu?..senior

d3249 · 12-26-2010, 02:15 PM

to hide, just make the name start with a period

For example, to hide the folder "MyFolder" I change the name to ".MyFolder"

This works for both folders and files.

To create a private folder, I think you're talking about permissions.

try

Code:

$ chmod -R 700 MyFolder

this will make only you can read, write and execute the files within the folder.

For more details, check the manual

Code:

$ man chmod